by Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY Sports

by Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY Sports

For those who really like diving, or perhaps just really like to watch beauty queens jump off a board from dizzying heights, there's a continuing reason to watch ABC's reality show Splash.

After Miss Alabama USA Katherine Webb finished in the bottom two in Splash's debut episode, she competed in a dive-off to advance another week. So did she make it? Is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tall?

"She was fearless and I think at the end of the day that's exactly why she went through. Others would say differently," Splash judge and Olympic gold medalist David Boudia told USA TODAY Sports. "But you'll find out later in the shows just what we mean how fearless she is." (Splash is about midseason in its taping schedule.)

"Being fearless is exactly what you want out of a diver," Boudia said about Webb's plunge from 23 feet in last week's episode. "It's exciting because she'll push herself and even if she does hit the water wrong she'll get back and do it again right away and that's exactly what I want to see."

Attention has come quickly for Webb, who first made a splash while watching her boyfriend A.J. McCarron, Alabama's quarterback, compete in the national championship game.

After Brent Musberger ogled Webb in the stands, the offers came in. She covered the Super Bowl for Inside Edition, appeared in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, and was invited to compete on Splash.

The second half of the 10 celebrity contestants compete tonight, including Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Each celebrity diver had only six weeks to learn the sport and judging from the blood pouring from Suh's nose during a clip shown last week, it wasn't easy.

"The water does not feel good at all," Boudia said. "It's not forgiving when you hit the water. It can make you bleed; it can leave bruises. When you don't have the experience, it's a lot worse."

When Abdul-Jabbar's 7-2 body smacked horizontally into the pool last week, Boudia winced. "I think I cringe every time right before they go," he said. "Once they land, I think, it's OK, they're still alive, they didn't hurt themselves, they're still breathing."